Prom Dresses Make Great Halloween or Fancy Dress Costumes
Don't let that prom dress or bridesmaid dress languish in the back of the closet. Pull it out and use it as the base for a fabulous, unique Halloween costume. Depending on the style of the dress, you have a variety of costumes you can create. I'll get your imagination started with some prom dress Halloween costume ideas here.
All you need are a few props and the prom dress or bridesmaid dress and you are off to the Halloween party or the fancy dress ball. Have a great time.
(Photo shows me in a bridesmaid dress turned into Little Bo Peep and a friend in a wedding gown turned into Glinda the Good Witch from the Wizard of Oz)
All you need are a few props and the prom dress or bridesmaid dress and you are off to the Halloween party or the fancy dress ball. Have a great time.
(Photo shows me in a bridesmaid dress turned into Little Bo Peep and a friend in a wedding gown turned into Glinda the Good Witch from the Wizard of Oz)
Contents at a Glance
- First Step - Take a Look at the Style of...
- What Style of Dress Do You Have?
- Miss America - This Costume Works for Al...
- Ideas for This Style of Dress
- Scarlett O'Hara Costume from a Prom Dres...
- Make a Zombie Bride Costume from a Weddi...
- More Ways to Make the Zombie Bride Costu...
- Variations of the Zombie Bride Would be...
- Chose a Character to Go with a Full-Skir...
First Step - Take a Look at the Style of Your Prom Dress or Bridesmaid Dress
Is it more traditional or more modern?
Check the categories below for ideas to work with each style of dress. You can even get out the wedding dress for some costumes (if you don't think it would be disrespectful). If you are divorced, then you may no longer have sentimental attachments to the expensive dress going to waste in storage.
Fashion / Seamstress Card - SRF by sharonrhea
Fashion / Seamstress Card - SRF by sharonrhea
Rated G "Before You Go" 11x16.5 Poster by naughtyninakay
Fashion / Seamstress Card - SRF by sharonrhea
Fashion / Seamstress Card - SRF by sharonrhea
Rated G "Before You Go" 11x16.5 Poster by naughtyninakay
What Style of Dress Do You Have?
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Miss America - This Costume Works for All Styles of Prom Dresses
Ideas for This Style of Dress
Full skirt, floor-length
Scarlett O'Hara Costume from a Prom Dress or Bridesmaid Dress
You can go campy like this (Scarlett made a ball gown after the war from some green velvet curtains) or more traditional southern belle. Usually the skirt would be quite full, rather than form-fitting like this sketch.
Curtains-Poster by 3coolechix
Curtains-Poster by 3coolechix
Make a Zombie Bride Costume from a Wedding Gown or Prom Dress
Check for an inexpensive or shabby wedding gown at Goodwill to repurpose for this costume, as you probably won't want to distress your own wedding gown for it. Get some make-up and gory looking accessories (like the detached arm of the groom).
Zombie Wedding by BornFighting
Zombie Wedding by BornFighting
More Ways to Make the Zombie Bride Costume
Masks and Creepy Cloth
Variations of the Zombie Bride Would be a Corpse Bride or the Dead Bride
Chose a Character to Go with a Full-Skirted Prom Dress or Bridesmaid Dress
Angel, Fairy, Butterfly, or Bride of Frankenstein
The suggestions below work well with a white or pastel dress or one that has ruffles.
If Your Dress Is Modern, Try the Ideas Below for a Halloween Costume
Designer One Shoulder Satin Prom Party Evening Fitted Dress, Small, Red
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Go for the Bond Girl Look
Remember all the glamorous women in the James Bond movies? Get your fellow to dress up as James Bond to complete your look.
Spy Girl Poster by Baysideimages
Spy Girl Poster by Baysideimages
Add a Venetian Mask to a Prom Dress for a Sophisticated Look
Don't Have a Prom Dress? Find a Bargain One on eBay
“There are more costume ideas to be added, so check back to see what I come up with...”
Have I Inspired You?
What's the look you are planning for Halloween with your prom or bridesmaid dress?
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mothersdayflowersmacon
Oct 27, 2011 @ 7:32 am | delete
- Nice, these prome dresses for Halloween are an awesome idea
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genglo
Oct 23, 2011 @ 8:38 pm | delete
- I'd love to be a zombie princess for Halloween. Good ideas for those ugly old bridesmaid dresses.
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bbynurse
Sep 30, 2011 @ 3:46 pm | delete
- A Titanic Victim- prom dress with christmas icicles handing around neck and in hair. And an orange life vest with duct tape across the back with the "Property of Titanic" or just "Titanic"
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vallain Oct 19, 2011 @ 2:24 pm | delete
- brilliant idea. You are very inventive.
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BEDDING-SETS
Sep 20, 2011 @ 8:05 am | delete
- Converting prom dresses into Halloween costumes. What a great idea!
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AudioHead
Sep 5, 2011 @ 11:55 pm | delete
- Great way to have FUN and reuse that dusty dress you may have sitting in the closet. Great idea..............Way to GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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MonikaWeise Sep 5, 2011 @ 12:49 pm | delete
- Yes, you've inspired me!
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MiddleSister
Sep 4, 2011 @ 2:34 am | delete
- I think being an overdone "bridezilla" might work. you'd have to have a little spiel to go with it, practicing to order people around. Maybe mascara tears down the cheeks?
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ChineseKitesforKids
Sep 4, 2011 @ 1:31 am | delete
- I have actually Turned a Prom Dress into a Halloween Costume before and an old wedding dress.
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Showpup
Sep 3, 2011 @ 10:55 pm | delete
- I don't do Halloween but I do plan to wear my black cocktail dress with odd coonhunting accessories for a photo for my coonhound website just for fun so yes, you gave me some inspiration ideas on things I could add to mix elegant with redneck fashion to make a fun statement.
Zombie bride would be an awesome idea to make use of a stained but otherwise nice wedding gown.
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Treasures-By-Brenda
Sep 3, 2011 @ 7:36 pm | delete
- Great idea, repurposing a dress.
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Heather426
Sep 3, 2011 @ 11:36 am | delete
- Great idea for a costume! I don't think mine will work though. I don't like big skirts so mine is more sleek and straight....will have to think on this.
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Ener-G Sep 3, 2011 @ 9:17 am | delete
- Great lens!
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dlcass
Sep 3, 2011 @ 8:28 am | delete
- Old fancy dresses are great starting points for great costumes. I gave an old wedding dress (not mine) to a friend and she turned it into a Zombie Bride. She sent me pictures. It was awesome!
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- Thanks, Diane, I'm going to add that look. Great suggestion. Just have to figure it out. Would your friend like her photo featured here, by any chance?
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AJTyne Sep 2, 2011 @ 1:41 pm | delete
- Good ideas.
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daria369
Sep 2, 2011 @ 7:33 am | delete
- Neat idea, indeed. I'm not a big Halloween fan but like this!
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GayleMcLaughlin Sep 2, 2011 @ 7:30 am | delete
- What a creative way to reuse, repurpose and create new things from old! Clever article!
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gottaloveit
Sep 2, 2011 @ 6:47 am | delete
- There's never a bad day to wear a tiara. We have a sparkly Happy Birthday tiara that Mom wears at her birthday party every year but, this year, we're having a birthday Halloween party. She's going to be a very wise wizard. Great ideas for prom dress use.
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wordstock Sep 1, 2011 @ 10:20 pm | delete
- I can see squeezing this "mature" body into a Bond Girl outfit. Still, this was fun and maybe I can share my dresses with others for costumes.
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Jewelsofawe Sep 1, 2011 @ 9:21 pm | delete
- I actually did do that one year.
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scarlettohairy Sep 1, 2011 @ 9:18 pm | delete
- Scarlett O'Hairy you say?! Can't wait to see that! ;o)
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